Re: “Trump calls off rally, citing security concerns” [News, March 12]: While I am not a big Trump supporter, I do find it interesting that most of the reports about the violence at his rallies blame the man himself, and not the protesters. It’s the same message, no matter the messenger, which is quite frightening. Why aren’t journalists asking, “Who is funding the MoveOn.org group?” Is it the DNC? Is it the RNC? Is it the groupies of Sea Island? Or, all of the above?

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Cheryl LaBarre

Laguna Niguel

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Watching the local TV news covering the Chicago mob shut-down of Trump’s speaking event was an eye opener. The national media’s bias has never been in question, while the local affiliates, mostly, soft pedaled their lead stories as scripted.

That night, the local CBS news anchor and their political “expert” engaged in an unscripted exchange about the scene on screen. The anchor openly declared Trump should apologize, while the political guy totally blamed all the violence on Trump.

When The Donald first entered the race, I thought, like so many others, he was just a blowhard and paid little attention. Now, after watching the big media displaying a state of panic in their news coverage, I’m going to pay closer attention to what he actually says, and how they are reporting it.

John Thrune

Fullerton

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They preach tolerance, yet they are intolerant. We see this hypocrisy on parade repeatedly in the newspapers, universities and, now, political rallies.

The progressive answer to any subject is to shut off debate or dissension. The Los Angeles Times refuses to print letters to the editor that espouse a view of skepticism concerning anthropogenic (man-made) global warming. University and college students across the country shout down speakers or refuse to allow them on campus if they do not tout the socialist Democratic Party line or the leftist cause du jour. Now a presidential candidate is having to respond to mob rule by the intolerant. Donald Trump has as much right to his opinion and voice as Hillary Clinton. I have yet to see a mob of conservatives charge Clinton while she is on a podium, screeching her socialist diatribe.

All this unrest can be laid at the feet of Barack Obama. Obama has done more to divide this nation and cause uncivil discourse through his disrespect of the Constitution and the rule of law than any other person in America.

Intolerance is owned by the Democratic Party and its Left, liberal and socialist followers.

James H. McGee

Orange

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Leave it to the Left to deny someone their First Amendment rights. As the Left sees this, you have the right to say what you want as long as your words fall in line with their beliefs. Otherwise, all other speech is labeled “hate” speech and is verboten. Typical Chicago politics. In canceling the event, Trump undoubtedly saved the situation from getting much worse.

Rodger Clarke

Santa Ana

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Let’s try to figure this out. Trump holds two peaceful rallies with a couple thousand supporters cheering him on when some anti-Trump folks carrying Bernie Sanders signs disrupt the rally, pushing Trump supporters around and yelling profanities about Trump and chanting for Bernie. Trump yells at security to throw them out, and a mild scuffle occurs.

Then Hillary Clinton and Sanders, two-faced Marco Rubio and runner-up Ted Cruz all say Trump has created an atmosphere of violence at his rallies. Then a proven Sanders supporter tries to get on the stage to take Trump’s microphone away so he can stifle free speech. How dumb is that idea? The Secret Service stopped that fool in his tracks, and now he faces jail time.

All Trump’s fault? No way is he at fault. Even the village idiot should be able to figure this one out. I think the incidents will create more Trump supporters.

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